Lately, I’ve seen descriptions of various types of leadership. There is Servant leadership, Legacy leadership, Failure-Tolerant leadership and others. This can be confusing to anybody trying to adopt a leadership style. So I thought I would look at the prevailing thought and research in this area. I found that the…

According to James Canton, Author of The Extreme Future, “Developing a predictive awareness about the future is about knowing where to look, what to see, and how to apply it…the way you think about the future — as a sequence of events that can be influenced by personal choice and…

“New research from the JP Morgan Chase Institute finds that many small businesses are living month to month, and the median small business has only enough cash in the bank to last 27 days without additional funds…Cash reserves provide a readily available means to pay employees and suppliers in normal…

I’m sure you want as much control of your growing organization as you can possibly get. Who doesn’t? With frequent environmental and technological changes occurring all around us, it’s difficult to believe we can control anything. However, the fact is, you can control many things impacting your growing business. It…

There are so many wonderful guides for starting a business today because all of the world’s knowledge is at your fingertips. You can learn from the mistakes of others and avoid the many pitfalls lurking over your efforts. The most important thing is that you can specifically design your new…

Your business culture is the fundamental support of your Future Vision. It supports your Systems, Talent and Management Strategy. Your Values determine your business Culture that is the shared attitudes, beliefs, assumptions and behavior that create your working environment and business results. The elements of your Culture are your Values…

Starting and building a business is very exciting to most of us as we consider the many advantages of business ownership. Most of us begin with a general idea about what we want to do to achieve our goals. So, we work very hard, everyday doing what we know how…

As we all know, most small businesses fail within 5 years. Let’s examine this phenomena to build some confidence as we move forward. Business research has revealed that many small businesses fail because of situations occurring in the business itself, not outside forces. Who controls the activities inside the business…